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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1886
Page
4
On Wednesday August 18 1886 this paper marks its founding by WN Meeker Carver and Dunning with Be J Carver as editor and H L Dunning as business manager.
The new Greeley Opera House showcases electric stage lighting, 700 seats with room for 100 more, a 38 by 64 foot stage, five rows of border lights, and a 26 set scenery inventory. Modjeska will debut on the 30th and 31st as Rosalind and Mary Stuart, while contractors and designers from Denver are credited for interior work.
The Atwood Advocate prints a disclaimer about recent attacks on Greeley baker Mr Scott. The paper suggests the criticism was spiteful and notes the unsigned letter may have been written by the editor, who denies authorship.
The secretary of the St Louis Exposition releases a daily programme for festivities from September 8 to October 23. Highlights include nocturnal parades by athletic and secret societies, a Veiled Prophets pageant, 1600 in line, and a 30,000 strong Knights Templar parade on September 21. A bureau of information will register housing and lodging for visitors. Elsewhere in Belfast riots continue with fatalities and hundreds wounded as Protestant and Catholic factions clash nightly.
Elliot and Mosher publish the Greeley Business College Journal detailing the course of study and information about the college. The publication praises the college as a permanent prosperous institution in town and recommends it for those seeking practical business education.
Mr Wad El Ward a Jerusalem Palestine native and converted Jewish Rabbi will give an entertainment at the Congregational church on Saturday evening August 28. His shows are described as the most entertaining and instructive offered in this country.
From Forest and Stream the piece profiles a panorama of monstrous wildlife and bizarre natural feats. It highlights the wild turkey’s enormous track, massive oriole nests, vast honey caches, tarantula hawks parasitism, alacran young feeding on their mother, and an exceptionally lethal centipede with multiple stings and violent defenses. It warns of centipede prowess, speed, and dangers including lockjaw and death.
Washington reports the evening Critic accuses Treasurer Jordan of discrediting U S silver coinage after his Boston Bankers Association remarks. The piece questions silver dollar purchasing power versus greenback and gold dollar in domestic and international trade and calls for restraint.
A consumer alert urges buyers to insist on the genuine Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung affections, warning against cheap imitations. Testimonials claim relief from catarrh with Dr King’s and Ely's Cream Balm, noting improved smell and recovery by early use.
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